Humans consist only of our own somatic cells until birth, but over the first several years of life, our bodies, including the skin surface, mammary glands, placenta, seminal fluid, uterus, ovarian follicles, lung, saliva, oral mucosa, conjuctiva and gastrointestinal tracts are colonized by an enormous variety of bacteria, archaea, protists, fungi and viruses, which form a community collectively known as the human microbiota. The human microbiome refers specifically to the collective genomes of resident microorganisms.

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The role of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) is still being defined in the management of thoracic trauma. We reported our isolated blunt chest trauma cases managed by VATS and reviewed the role of VATS in the management of this kind of thoracic trauma.